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February 28, 2013

Chocolate Ganache Marble Cake

Makingbirthday cakesfor childrenis no easy task! Theyare verysincere, verycriticalandunforgivingin their opinions. So whenI ventured myself tobringa cake fora birthday partyfora nephew, I wasexpecting the worst! I did not wantto make amarzipancake[those I alreadyknowthat will always be there-mysister-in-lawis a trueartist-andare beautifultoo] andas he is anenergetic,curious and interestedkid and, assumingthat allchildren likechocolate, I decided to make amarble caketopped withchocolate ganacheand decorated"boyish", resemblingsomethingspace related.And can you believe that froma wide variety of great treats, it was with thisthatthe kidswent into orbit?!

Ingredients:

2 tea cup flour

1 tea cup sugar

a pinch of salt

1 soup spoon yeast

4 eggs room temperature

100gr softened butter

1 cup of milk

a few drops of vanilla flavour

4 spoons of powder chocolate

Cover:

a dark bitter chocolate

1 cup sour cream

a few drops vanilla extract

sprinklers

Pre-heat the oven 180ºC/ 4 gas

In
a bowl mix the flour and the yeast. Beat up the eggs yolks with the
sugar,then add the milk and the softened butter and beat up again. Pour
over the flour with the
yeast and beat. Add the whipped eggs and blend smoothly with a wooden
spoon. Divide the dough in two and add vanilla flavour to the white part
and chocolate to the sother part and blend well. In
the cake moulder spread butter, a bit of flour and fill the bottom the
white part. Then add the chocolate part and do not stirr so that they
blend alone, then with the help of a fork draw a kind of a star from the center to the tips of the cake moulder.Place the cake moulder in the oven for
about 35 minutes.After being cooked and it had cooled down, melt the
chocolate in "water bath", pour over the cake and decorate it.

For the ganache - Place the chocolate into a medium
bowl. Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring just
to a boil, watching very carefully because if it boils for a few
seconds, it will boil out of the pot. When the cream has come to a boil,
pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until smooth with a few drops of vanilla extract. Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake. Start at the center of the cake and work outward.

Hi Aida! I feel as a child now^^ Yum it looks super tasty and delicious! Is a shame my bday is so far:P I could ask you a treat!:D Congrats dear, you are really so great on making cakes, and I am a huge cake lover:) Kisses and hugs!:*♥